Stocking.



J. SAMUELS.

, STOCKING. PPPP IGATION FILED JUNE 1 1914.

..1,123,O14 v Patented Dec. 29, 1914.

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To all whom ttmagj concern;

Be it known that l, decor; Smmn'ns, I States, and a resident citizen ofthe United of the city of New York, borough otthe provide peculiarattaching tabs or Bronx, inthe county of Bronx and State of New York,have invented a new and Mn. roved. Stocking, oi Wlllifill the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

i for theupper end of a stocking which adds l comfortable than stockingsas usually inadecally.

. in order to avoid the necessity of securing the s toe nng supporterdirectly to the stock strip of tape or that portion or theeer hears willence to the convenience of the attachment of the stocking supporterimproves the appearance'of the stocking and renders it more Iheforegoing and other objects of the in vention will hereinafter hemore'tull'y v scribed and claimed and illustrated in the drawingsforming a part of this specification in which like characters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which-Figure tion of a stocking showing-ray improvement thereon; Fig. isperspective, view of a slight modification; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionon the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and Figs. 4: and 5 are transverse sections onthe lines Phtlilfl 5-5 oildig. 3. 1 I

The several parts of the device may be made 0-5 any suitable materials,and the relative sizes and proportions, as Well as the general design ofthe mechanism, varied to a considerable extent "Without cleparting 'fromthe spirit of the invention hereinafter more fully set forth andspecificlairned. r At ll show the top, of it her or arrangement of myfastening devices.

ing or its hem, thereby avoiding the likelihood of tearing, IlllilIllIlgor unraveling of the stocking, ll provide a'tough flexible car 11 withpeculiar reinforcing means therefor in the form of a facing member 1Q.

' The ear ll consists preierablyl, out a short thelikego't non elasticconstruction secured at its-lotver end only to the stocking, asshotvn at13. The main portion of the ear, therefore, is treetrorn the stockingagainst which does not interfere recon senonns, new

n neanoncice e i, isle. Eeriallici. eraser.

shown at 12, or

eyelet and the facing. Thgsfl and 2,

1 is a side view oil-he upper por-- ar he stocking to" t which may beconnected any suitable numnee, $39, 191% a he king. in eyelet 11 isforinedin the upper end of the ear, the same being preferably circular,

.or the material of the ear is so out out as to allow free passage onreardly therethrou tween the ear ahdthe stocking 10 or p a clasp.

The facing andrein torcing member 12 has a width considerably greaterthan the Width at the car 11 and is stitched or other Wise securedpermanently along its cal edgesat 12' to the stocking and at its loweredge the facing may be stitched, as left unstitched as shown in 2. Theterm stitching asfused -herein will beunderstood as being indicative oita'ny suitable'fastening means. The upper portion of the ear along theside edges and top edge is secured by stitching or the like, as shown at11 to the facinglfl. The eyelet structure 11" also makes a positivesecuring means between the rim of the As indicated by therefore, thefacing lies substantially flat against the upper end of the stocking andpresents a neat appearance "with no projecting or "depending parts Whichwould look unsightly or tend to cause abrasion or friction. The facing12 is preterably formed o1"- material which, like the stocking, iselastic, and hence this portion of the stocking retains substantiallythe same elasticity With the facing as it "would Without it, and sincethe upper end of the ear is free f om the stocking, a Wider tape may heused Without decreasing materially circumferential elasticity of thestocking than has heretofore been used "When the peis secured throughoutits length to the stocking, and because I may use a Wider tapeithout'loss of elasticity, l are enabled to fern the eyelet vell open asshown, instead. sing a mere slit through which the supporter clasp mustbe forced. 'ihe laciingvbeing secured to the tape constitutes areinforcement therefor, making even a narrow tape strong enough Whilethe open eyelet it used.

As indicated in Fig. 2, the lacing 12 may be so related to the upperedge ofthe stocking as to be slightly loose when the stockingis'contracted. By this means the stockingmay be stretched to a certainextent before the'i acing begins to stretch. in any eventl1f.TT2"7%T,1.ll)C"Ji1 sub tantially elasticity of theupper portion ofverti-.

ing is beingworn.

ters Patent flat and against each other when the stock- Having thusdescribed -my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Let- 1.The combination with a stocking, of an attachment member thereforcomprising a strip of tough flexible non-elastic material secured at'its lower end, only to the stock ing, and a facing member elasticmember and'secured to the upper portion thereof and having its lateraledges secured to the stocking.

2. The combination with a stocking, of an attachment member thereforcomprising a non-elasticflexible strip secured at its lower end only tothe stocking, the upperend of the strip being free from the stocking andhaving an eyelet a facing member of. elastic material secured .to theupper end of the strip and around the periphery of the eyelet, saidfacing member being of considerably greater width than the non-elasticstrip and being secured along its lateral edges to the stocking.

3. The combination with a stocking, of an attachment member thereforcomprising a comparatively 'narrow strip of non-elastic materialhavingits upper end free from the stocking and having formedtherethrough, anda facing member covering the n on-' tough, flexible,

therethrough, and.

a circular eyelet of greater width than the non-elastic strip side edgesand upper:

and secured to the edge of the non-elastic strip, said facing memberbeing formed of elastic material and being secured to the stocking alonglines remote from the non-elastic strip, the portion of the facingmember adjacentthe eyelet being stitched to the strip to form areinforcement for the eyelet 1 portion thereof.

' 4. In a device of'the character set forth,

two subscribing witnesses.

, JACOB SAMUELS; Witnesses:

' Gno. L. BEELER, GEoRe'E H. EMsLm.

its upper end free whereof I have signed name to-this specification inthe presence of

